Casing for loose-leaf binders.



W. H. EDWARDS.

cAslNG FOR LoosE LEAF BINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY Il. 1911.

il. 928,537., Y Patented Dec. 24, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

W. H. EDWARDS.

CASING FOR LOOSE LEAF BINDEHS.

APPLICATIGN. HLED MAY x1. i917.

Patented Dec. 24, 1918 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

i* tu h l 5 @trovava nnrr sa ES ANT WILLIAM H. EDWARDS, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE PROUDFIT LOOSE LEAF COMPANY, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

CASINGr FOR LOOSE-LEAF BINDERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led May 11, 1917. Serial No. 167,875.

To aZZ ywhom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, VILLIAM H. EDWARDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Casings for Loose- Leaf Binders, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to casings for loose-leaf binders and the like; and its object is to provide an improved device of that character which shall readily adjust itself to the varying thickness of such binders; and further, such a device which shall contain in addition to the binder, a pocket so mounted as to be turnable to a convenient position when the binder is in use.

This object is attained by, and the invention finds preferable embodiment in, the structure hereinafter described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of a structure embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the same;

Fig. 3 is an inside plan view thereof; and

Fig. 4 is a view of the same looking toward the bottom edge of Fig. 3.

In this embodiment of the invention, a flexible broad wrapping band 1 surrounds and protects an expansible and contractible loose-leaf binder 2, which may be of any suitable form, as that specifically shown, which has flexible bands 3 extending between the binders covers 4, 5, and through notches (not shown) in the binding edge of the loose-leaves 6, and provided with adjusting means 7,-similar to such parts shown in Patent N o. 1,224,664 issued to Wm. S. Proudiit. This wrapping band comprises members 8, 9, to the inner side of one of which, 8, one cover 4 of the binder is secured as by rivets 10. The members 8, 9 are slidably connected so that the band may lengthen and shorten adjustably to the varying thickness of the binder and other contents of the device. This slidable connection of said members is eiected by the metal strip or bail 11 secured to one member 9 and turned inwardly and over the other member 8 which is provided with a rib or stop 12 to prevent separation of the members. Suitable belts 13 passing through guides 14 surround the band and may be tightened or loosened by their buckles 15 so as to draw up the two members 8, 9 snugly on their contents. In so doing, these members slip on each other' by their said slidable connection, so that the front flap 16 of the device may always assume the same position relatively to the front of the device as seen in Fig. 1, whatever the thickness of thecontents may be. A pocket or envelop 17 adapted to contain papers, memoranda and the like, is mounted on the inside of the member 9 turnably, so that when the device is in closed position as seen in Fig. 2 the pocket and binder lie side by side; but when the device is opened as seen in Figs. 3 and 4, the pocket may be thrown over to the right-hand side and out of the way of the opened cover 5 of the binder. T0 well carry out this end, the pocket and member 9 may be connected by the flexible strip 18 attached at one edge to the pocket and at its other edge to said member. The binder may conveniently contain a salesmans catalogue, and the pocket his order blanks, and the like.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described; an expansible and contractible leaf-binder; a flexible wrapping band around the leafbinder and comprising members to the inner Patented Dee. 2a, 191e.

side of one of which the leaf-binder is secured, said members being connected slidably whereby the band may lengthen and shorten adjustably to the thickness of the leafbinder. 'i

2. In a device of the character described; an expansible and contractible leaf-binder; a flexible wrapping band around the leafbinder and comprising members to the inner side of one of which the leaf-binder is secured, said members being connected slidably whereby the band may lengthen and shorten adjustably to the thickness of the leaf-binder; a belt surrounding the wrapping band and adapted to be` tightened and loosened to thus adjust the band.

3. In a device of the character described; an expansible and contractible leaf-binder; a liexible wrapping band around the leafbinder and comprising members to the inner side of one of which the leaf-binder is secured, said members being connected slidably whereby the band may lengthen and shorten adjustably to the thickness of the leaf-binder; a belt surrounding the wrapping band and adapted to be tightened and loosened to thus adjust the band; a

turnably connected to the other said member. 4.- In a device of the character described 5 an'eXpansible and contractible leaf-binder;

a flexible wrapping band around the leafbinder and comprising members tothe inner side of one of which the leaf-binder is A'secured, said members being connected slid- 10 ably whereby the band may lengthen and Copies of this patznt may be obtained for shorten adjustably to the thickness of the leaf-binder; a belt surrounding the Wrapping'band and adapted to be tightened and loosened to thus adjust the band; a pocket turnably connected to the other said member by a flexible strip.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Grand Rapids, Michigan, this 9th day of May, 1917.

WILLIAM I-I. EDWARDS.

pocket Ave cents each, by Addressing the Commissioner of Yatents.

Washington. D. c. 

